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Sources: Apple's virtual and augmented reality research team includes hundreds of staff from poaching and acquisitions; Apple confirms purchase of Flyby Media — Apple builds secret team to kick-start virtual reality effort — Apple has assembled a large team of experts in virtual …
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| Danny Yadron / Guardian: |
Ashkan Soltani, who contributed to reporting on Snowden docs, departs White House Office of Science and Technology Policy after being denied security clearance — White House denies clearance to tech researcher with links to Snowden — Pulitzer prize-winning journalist …
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Facebook announces it is banning private, person-to-person sales of guns on its network and Instagram — Facebook Moves to Ban Private Gun Sales on Its Site — Facebook is banning private sales of guns on its flagship social network and on its Instagram photo-sharing service, the company said late Friday.
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| Joe Drape / New York Times: |
Vantiv, a firm handling millions of FanDuel and DraftKings transactions, to stop processing fantasy sports payments on February 29, citing legal cases — Payment Processor to Stop Working With Daily Fantasy Sports Clients — In perhaps the biggest blow yet to daily fantasy sports …
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| Wesley Yin-Poole / Eurogamer.net: |
EA's CFO estimates 55M current-gen consoles have been sold, putting Xbox One at around 19M or less units sold — We now have a clearer picture of how Xbox One is doing — Thanks, EA! — Microsoft doesn't report Xbox One sales any more, but we have a decent idea of how it's doing - thanks to EA.| Mark Harris / Guardian: |
Documents reveal Alphabet is testing solar-powered internet drones that use millimeter-wave transmissions — Project Skybender: Google's secretive 5G internet drone tests revealed — Trials at New Mexico's Spaceport Authority are using new millimetre wave technology to deliver data from drones - potentially 40 times faster than 4G
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
Google Fiber is sending invitations to trusted testers for experimental telephone service called Google Fiber Phone, similar to Google Voice — Google Fiber may be looking to add phone services — Google Fiber is sending out invitations to an experimental telephone service …
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| Sarah Lacy / Pando: |
Birchbox lays off 15% of staff, citing funding environment and a need to rebalance the company — Founder Katia Beauchamp tells Pando: “It's 100% the right decision for the company.” — From The Lessons from the Trenches Desk — This member-only article was unlocked for you by Andrea Wasserman.| Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land: |
Google releases AdWords app on iOS so marketers can track campaign performance, change bids, and adjust budgets on the go — iPhone Users, The AdWords App For iOS Has Arrived — The AdWords app for iPhone users is finally available for everyone. Google announced Thursday that the AdWords app for iOS is now available globally.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg Business: |
Amazon ramps up investment in podcasts, other radio-style shows to expand Audible offering — Amazon Recruits Comedians, Engineers for Audio Service — Audible expands to offer radio-style programming, podcasts — Division is advertising for almost 100 positions worldwide| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IBM closes Weather Co. purchase, names Weather Co. CEO David Kenny head of Watson platform; sources say the deal's reported $2B cost was inaccurate — IBM Closes Weather Co. Purchase, Names David Kenny New Head Of Watson Platform — IBM is taking another step to expand its Watson AI business … | Christina Farr / Fast Company: |
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